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IO
T
H
E
HOBART
H
E
R
A
L
D
.
the
w
a
lls
of
old
H
o
b
art,
is
the
desire
o
f
the
Observer,
From
month
to
month
he
w
ill
offer
his
little
causcric
to
the
readers
of
T
h
e
Hera-LD,
hoping
only
that
he
m
a
y
sometimes
waken
in
the
graduate
a
pleasant
rem
iniscence
of
bygone
days,
aud
m
ay
stim
u
late
in
the
student
a
deeper
love
fo
r
our
Alm
a
Mater.
N
o
w
the
Senior,
with
the
goal
of
Commencement
iu
view,
stretches
his
limbs
in
the
blissful
lu
x
u
r
y
of
vacation,
an
object
of
open
envy
t
o
us
w
e
a
ry
plodders,
who
have
still
two
weeks
of
study
iu
prospect.
H
a
p
p
y
seems
the
lot
o
f
the
graduate
in
the
eyes
of
h
is
rest-loving
comrades,
A
n
d
y
e
t
the
Observer
suspects
that
these
same
seniors
do
not
lay
down
their
books
after
four
years
are
past,
w
ithout
a
pang
o
f
regret—
w
ithout
at
least
a
transient
feeling
that
college
life
is
a
happy
one,
after
all.
T
h
e
day
w
h
ich
seems,
at
one,
two
or
three
years’
distance,
a
longed-for
[emancipation,
au
occasion
of
unm
ixed
jo
y
,
appears
quite
otherwise
when
one
has
reached
it,
and
stands
with
the
unknown
future
before
him,
and
behind
the
safe,
easy,
and—
in
re­
tro
s
p
e
c
t
-
d
e
ligh
t
fu
l
student-life.
A
s
he
m
oves
about
the
campus
h
e
feels
alw
a
y
s
that
he
is
taking
a
farewell
of
the
elms,
the
buildings,
th
e
lake
;
and
in
an
instant
th
e
y
have
grow
n
inexpressibly
dear
to
him.
b
e
t
us
not
be
hasty,
friends,
in
wishing
ourselves
in
his
place.
Carpe
diem.
“
Cam
p
us
news?
D
o
n
’
t
know
any.
H
a
v
e
n
’
t
been
on
the
cam
p
u
s
this
year.”
T
h
is
rem
ark
made
in
the
Observer’s
hearing
to
his
esteemed
friend,
the
cam
p
u
s
editor,
set
him
thinking
how
gen
e
r
a
lly
we
confine
the
term
cam­
pus
to
the
athletic
field.
Is
it
not
equally
applicable
to
all
parts
of
th
e
col­
lege
grounds?
A
t
most
colleges
we
believe
the
term
Is
th
u
s
applied,
while
the
athletic
field
has
its
special
denomination.
Perhaps
our
peculiar
cus­
tom
has
its
origin
in
the
fact
that
we
regard
the
athletic
field
a
s
the
spot
where
college
interests
centre,
the
um
b
ilicus
mundi,
as
it
were
;
and
points
to
the
source
of
H
o
b
a
rt’s
prowess
on
the
diam
ond
and
the
g
ridiron.
B
u
t
as
an
excuse
for
not
helping
T
h
e
H
e
r
a
l
d
th
is
definition
b
n
’
t
worth
a
c
e
n
t
;
neither
is
it
good
logic
to
hack
Jan’s
new
benches
in
order
to
get
square
on
the
cam
p
u
s
tax.
D
u
r
ing
these
warm
evenings
the
strains
of
m
any
a
j
o
l
l
y
college
song,
of
m
a
n
y
a
sad
refrain,
float
across
the
moonlit
lake
from
th
e
tuneful
choir
assembled
before
G
e
n
eva
or
T
r
in
ity
H
a
ll.
T
h
e
hearts
of
returning
alum
n
i
thrill
at
the
sound
of
the
old
songs,
which
carry
them
back
to
d
a
y
s
of
yore.
I
f
“
the
character
of
a
college
is
shown
in
its
songs,”
as
has
been
said,
how
do
we
compare
w
ith
our
neighbors
?
Jud
g
in
g
by
popularity,
the
flower
o
f
H
o
b
a
rt
m
instrelsy
is
found
in
the
classic
pieces
:
”
H
o
b
a
rt
is
Our
Jo
lly

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IO T H E HOBART H E R A L D . the w a lls of old H o b art, is the desire o f the Observer, From month to month he w ill offer his little causcric to the readers of T h e Hera-LD, hoping only that he m a y sometimes waken in the graduate a pleasant rem iniscence of bygone days, aud m ay stim u late in the student a deeper love fo r our Alm a Mater. N o w the Senior, with the goal of Commencement iu view, stretches his limbs in the blissful lu x u r y of vacation, an object of open envy t o us w e a ry plodders, who have still two weeks of study iu prospect. H a p p y seems the lot o f the graduate in the eyes of h is rest-loving comrades, A n d y e t the Observer suspects that these same seniors do not lay down their books after four years are past, w ithout a pang o f regret— w ithout at least a transient feeling that college life is a happy one, after all. T h e day w h ich seems, at one, two or three years’ distance, a longed-for [emancipation, au occasion of unm ixed jo y , appears quite otherwise when one has reached it, and stands with the unknown future before him, and behind the safe, easy, and— in re­ tro s p e c t - d e ligh t fu l student-life. A s he m oves about the campus h e feels alw a y s that he is taking a farewell of the elms, the buildings, th e lake ; and in an instant th e y have grow n inexpressibly dear to him. b e t us not be hasty, friends, in wishing ourselves in his place. Carpe diem. “ Cam p us news? D o n ’ t know any. H a v e n ’ t been on the cam p u s this year.” T h is rem ark made in the Observer’s hearing to his esteemed friend, the cam p u s editor, set him thinking how gen e r a lly we confine the term cam­ pus to the athletic field. Is it not equally applicable to all parts of th e col­ lege grounds? A t most colleges we believe the term Is th u s applied, while the athletic field has its special denomination. Perhaps our peculiar cus­ tom has its origin in the fact that we regard the athletic field a s the spot where college interests centre, the um b ilicus mundi, as it were ; and points to the source of H o b a rt’s prowess on the diam ond and the g ridiron. B u t as an excuse for not helping T h e H e r a l d th is definition b n ’ t worth a c e n t ; neither is it good logic to hack Jan’s new benches in order to get square on the cam p u s tax. D u r ing these warm evenings the strains of m any a j o l l y college song, of m a n y a sad refrain, float across the moonlit lake from th e tuneful choir assembled before G e n eva or T r in ity H a ll. T h e hearts of returning alum n i thrill at the sound of the old songs, which carry them back to d a y s of yore. I f “ the character of a college is shown in its songs,” as has been said, how do we compare w ith our neighbors ? Jud g in g by popularity, the flower o f H o b a rt m instrelsy is found in the classic pieces : ” H o b a rt is Our Jo lly